Obituaries

Rita Dadey Mellas

Rita Dadey Mellas

Mar 13, 2006

Rita M. Dadey Mellas, age 77 of Stratford, passed away on Monday March 13, 2006 in her home. Mrs. Mellas, a homemaker, was born in Larksburg, PA. to the late Vincent and Mary Dadey and has been a long time area resident. She was the widow of Charles Mellas. Survivors include 3 daughters Catherine Covino and her husband Gary of...

James Vincent Silvestri Ii

James Vincent Silvestri Ii

Mar 11, 2006

James V. Silvestri II, age 65, of Easton, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was a 16 year survivor of a heart transplant. Born in Bridgeport to Alphonse and the late Florence Hughes Silvestri, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Silvestri was a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mechanical...

Francene Ann Rogers Demezzo

Francene Ann Rogers Demezzo

Mar 10, 2006

Francene Ann (Rogers) De Mezzo, age 55 of Milford, passed away on Friday March 10, 2006 in her home. Francene, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to Frank and Lorraine (Panginski) Rogers of Stratford and has been a life long area resident. Survivors in addition to her parents include her beloved husband Gary De Mezzo, her devoted children Gerad De...

Ethel Margaret Starkey

Ethel Margaret Starkey

Mar 9, 2006

Ethel M. Mason Starkey, age 91, of Stratford, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2006 in 3030 Park Health Care Center, Fairfield.. Born in Bridgeport to the late William and Lillian Finnagan Mason, she was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Starkey was a retired saleswoman for the D.M. Read Department Store in Bridgeport. She is the widow of Alfred Starkey...

John "Jack" A. Pohl

John "Jack" A. Pohl

Mar 9, 2006

John A. Pohl, Age 57, of Bridgeport, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Bishop Wicke Health Care Center, Shelton, where had been a patient since June. Born in Bridgeport, he was the son the late John and Helen Barbara Pohl of Stratford. A graduate of University of Bridgeport and Columbia University in New York, he was employed as an area...

Ann Petro Carey

Ann Petro Carey

Mar 6, 2006

Ann Petro Carey, age 98 of Stratford, widow of Joseph Carey passed away on Monday March 6, 2006 in Maefair Health Care Center Trumbull. Mrs. Carey, a retired machine operator for Dresser Industries was born in Bridgeport to the late Paul and Sophie Petro and has been a life long area resident and was a life-time member of the United...

Andrew Joseph Visco

Andrew Joseph Visco

Mar 5, 2006

Andrew J. Visco, age 82 of Stratford passed away on Sunday March 5, 2006 in his home. Mr. Visco, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to the late Antonio and Concetta (Lena) Visco and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired machinist for Sikorsky Aircraft and was...

Mary Lozinsky Vogel

Mary Lozinsky Vogel

Mar 4, 2006

Mary Lozinsky Vogel age 84 of Shelton passed away on Saturday March 4, 2006 in Hewitt Memorial Health Care Center Shelton. Mrs. Vogel, a retired process checker for Remington Arms, was born in Bridgeport to the late Jacob and Lena Lozinsky and has been a life long area resident. She was a lifetime-devoted member of Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church...

Anna M. Lohrman

Anna M. Lohrman

Mar 4, 2006

Anne C. Lohrman, 89, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Milford Hospital. Anne had been in the care of Milford Health Care Center for the past five years. She previously resided in Milford, Derby and for many years Monroe. Anne was born August 28, 1916 at home in Bernardsville, New Jersey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond...

Julia C. Napoli

Julia C. Napoli

Mar 3, 2006

Julia C. Napoli, age 93, of Bridgeport, died Friday, March 3, 2006 in Ashlar of Newtown. Born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary Kopel Cejkovsky, she has been a life long city resident, retiring from the G.E. Co as an assembler. She was a member of the A.F.L.C/I.O. local # 203. Survivors include a daughter Sandra Corso and...

Mary Kafara

Mary Kafara

Feb 28, 2006

Mary (Mae), Left the Earth to join her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at Orange Health Care. Mary was born on November 13, 1915 in Dupont, Pennsylvania. She is predeceased by her husband, Joseph, her parents, Leo and Mary Kleynowski, her brothers Stanley, John, Louis, Joseph and Frank Kleynowski, and her sisters, Veronica Kleynowski, Betty Wallace, Julie...

Pearl Kotchko

Pearl Kotchko

Feb 28, 2006

Pearl Misukiewicz Kotchko, age 89 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday February 28, 2006 in St. Joseph's Manor Trumbull. Mrs. Kotchko, a retired assembler for Electronic Components Company was born in Dickson City, PA. to the late Michael and Veronica Misukiewicz and has been a long time area resident. She was the widow of Stephen Kotchko. Survivors include her beloved...

Joseph V Anzini

Joseph V Anzini

Feb 27, 2006

Anzini – Joseph V. Anzini, age 93 of Stratford passed away on Monday February 27, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Anzini, the former proprietor of Derby Tank and Welding Company was born in Bridgeport to the late Salvatore and Gabriela Anzini and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include his beloved wife of 73 years Philomena (Phyllis) De...

Irene Ferko Kolar

Irene Ferko Kolar

Feb 26, 2006

- Irene (Ferko) Kolar, age 87, of Stratford, the widow of the late Steven A. Kolar, died on Sunday, February 26, 2006 in Alexandria Manor in Bloomfield, CT. Born in Bridgeport, she was a resident of Stratford for 56 years. Survivors include two beloved daughters Patricia Janowski of Simsbury, CT and Katherine D'Andrea of Londonderry, NH; 6 grandchildren: F. Robert...

Arthur A. Genest

Arthur A. Genest

Feb 26, 2006

Arthur A. Genest, age 75 formerly of Stratford passed away on Sunday February 26, 2006 in Yale New Haven Medical Center. Mr. Genest, the retired proprietor of Town and Country Hairstylist of Westport was born in Lowell, MA to the late Alfred and Nelida Genest and has been a long time Stratford resident. He was the widower of Tillie Figueredo...

Madeline Frances Krok

Madeline Frances Krok

Feb 26, 2006

Madeline Frances Krok of Bridgeport, died Sunday, February 26, 2006 in Hewitt Memorial Hospital in Shelton. Born in Meriden to the late Leon and Julia Klich Krok she had resided in Bridgeport most of her life. She was a retired Public Health Nurse for the city of Bridgeport. She had graduated from the Bridgeport School of Nursing as an RN,...

Eleanor Margaret Anderson

Eleanor Margaret Anderson

Feb 24, 2006

Eleanor Margaret Anderson, age 75 of Milford, died Friday, February 24, 2006 in Milford Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Mary Mordovanec Hamilla she has been a life long area resident. Survivors include 4 daughters Darlene Keller of FLA, Jacqueline Verrelli of Trumbul, Maureen Gregorich and Colleen Cain both of Stratford; a brother John Hamilla and a...

Anna Midlik

Anna Midlik

Feb 24, 2006

Anna Midlik, age 88 died Friday, February 24, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Mary Halas Makara. She has been a life long resident of Fairfield for over 55 years. Anna was a loving and humble soul. A true athlete with great heart, she truly had the Pioneer Spirit. She enjoyed the...

Anna Podolak

Anna Podolak

Feb 23, 2006

Anna Podolak, age 85, of Stratford died February 23, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Theodore and Mary Polepko Podolak, she has resided in the area most of her life retiring from GE Co.. She was a member of St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Oak Street Bridgeport. Her brother John predeceased her....

Elizabeth L. Demko

Elizabeth L. Demko

Feb 21, 2006

Elizabeth Demko, 96, of Shelton, Connecticut, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at the Ashlar of Newtown Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Stephen and Anna (Spisak) Chopko. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Trumbull and the church's Ladies Guild. Mrs. Demko worked for a time at the...